Greensboro Coliseum History

​​Chapter One: 1971

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To Mid-Atlantic fans, the announcing of a card to be held in Greensboro at the Coliseum meant Jim Crockett Promotions was putting together an event that would have been PPV material in the days we now live in. This was not your “usual” great card, but a super card that was held less than a dozen times a year and sometimes on special days like Thanksgiving. Wrestling fans were guaranteed a night of explosive excellence, and JCP was guaranteed a sellout usually of over 15,000 fans. Sit back and relive a piece of chronological wrestling pie at its best on Greensboro’s nine great cards.
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​JANUARY 28, 1971 (THURSDAY)

Promotion: Mid-Atlantic
Promoter: Jim Crockett Sr.
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
1 - Abe Jacobs def. Bulldog Lee Hennig
Luther Lindsay def.  Pedro Godoy
2 - George Becker & Johnny Weaver Vs. Masked Marvels,
No Contest
3 - No Disqualification - Two out of Three Falls
Jerry Brisco & Sandy Scott def. Gene Anderson & Chris Tolos
4 - Two out of Three Falls
Argentina Apollo def. Missouri Mauler,
Disqualification


MARCH 4, 1971 (THURSDAY)

Promotion: Mid-Atlantic
Promoter: Jim Crockett Sr.
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
1 - Handicap - Nelson to Defeat Martinelli
Art Nelson def. Angelo Martinelli
(00:19:00)
2 - L. Lindsay & Bobby Kay def. Kurt Stroheim & Joe Turner
3 - S. Scott def. Jesse James
4 - Brute Bernard def. Matti Suzuki
5 - Argentina Apollo def. G. Anderson
6 - Missouri Mauler def. Jerry Brisco
7 - Becker & Weaver def. Rip Hawk & Swede Hanson,
Disqualification


MARCH 25, 1971 (THURSDAY)

Promotion: Mid-Atlantic
Promoter: Jim Crockett Sr.
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
1 - Jesse James Vs. Bulldog L. Hennig,
Result Unknown
2 - G. Anderson Vs. S. Scott,
Result Unknown
3 - G. Becker Vs. B. Bernard,
Result Unknown
4 - L. Lindsay & B. Kay Vs. Tony Romano & Joe Soto,
Result Unknown
5 - Hawk & Hanson Vs. A. Appollo & Abe Jacobs,
Result Unknown
6 - M. Mauler Vs. Jerry Brisco,
Result Unknown
7 - Lights Out Match - Special Guest Referee Joe Louis
A. Nelson Vs. J. Weaver,
Result Unknown

​APRIL 22, 1971 (THURSDAY)

Promotion: Mid-Atlantic
Promoter: Jim Crockett Sr.
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
1 - Tommy Siegler def. P. Godoy
2 - G. Bernard def. B. Kay
3 - G. Becker def. K. Stroheim
4 - G. Anderson & A. Nelson def. A. Apollo & A. Jacobs
5 - M. Mauler def. J. Weaver
6 - Two out of Three Falls
Hawk & Hanson Vs. Nelson Royal & Paul Jones,
Time-Limit Draw (01:00:00)


MAY 13, 1971 (THURSDAY)

Promotion: Mid-Atlantic
Promoter: Jim Crockett Sr.
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
1 - Pampero Firpo defeated Tommy Seigler
2 - Danny Miller def. Jim Grabmire
3 - Les Thatcher def. Brute Bernard,
Disqualification
4 - Argentina Apollo & George Becker def. Gene Anderson & Art Nelson
5 - Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship
Rip Hawk & Swede Hanson (c) def. Jerry Brisco & Sandy Scott
6 - Eastern Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls - No Disqualification
Missouri Mauler (c) defeated Johnny Weaver


JUNE 3, 1971 (THURSDAY)

Promotion: Mid-Atlantic
Promoter: Jim Crockett Sr.
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
1 - S. Scott def. Joe Turner
2 - L. Lindsay def. Bill Bowman
3 - B. Bernard def. Bob Griffin
4 - A. Apollo & Les Thatcher def. Pampero Firpo & Rock Hunter
5 - Miller's Chicken Wing Vs. Mauler's Boston Crab, Must Win Using Their Submission Move
Dan Miller def. Missouri Mauler
6 - NWA [Mid-Atlantic] Atlantic Tag Team Championship
Becker & Weaver def. Hawk & Hanson (c)
NEW CHAMPIONS


JULY 15, 1971 (THURSDAY)

Promotion: Mid-Atlantic
Promoter: Jim Crockett Sr.
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
1 - Tommy Siegler def. Frank Morrell
2 - L. Lindsay def. El Gaucho
3 - Brute Bernard def. B. Griffin
4 - Masked Marvels def. S. Cott & L. Thatcher
5 - Becker & Weaver def. Hawk & Hanson
6 - NWA [Mid-Atlantic] Eastern States Heavyweight Championship - Lumberjack Match
Danny Miller def. Missouri Mauler (c)
NEW CHAMPION


SEPTEMBER 9, 1971 (THURSDAY)

Promotion: Mid-Atlantic
Promoter: Jim Crockett Sr.
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
1 - B. Griffin def. Frank Morrell
2 - G. Anderson Vs. L. Lindsay,
Draw
3 - "Midgets Match"
Cowboy Lang def. Mighty Atom
4 - L. Thatcher & S. Scott def. P. Firpo & Rock Hunter,
Disqualification
5 - Becker, Weaver & Apollo def. A. Nelson, B. Bernard & M. Mauler
6 - NWA World Heavyweight Championship - Two out of Three Falls
Dory Funk Jr. (c) def. Danny Miller


OCTOBER 14, 1971 (THURSDAY)

Promotion: Mid-Atlantic
Promoter: Jim Crockett Sr.
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
1 - G. Anderson def. L. Thatcher
2 - T. Siegler def. Krusher Karlson
3 - B. Griffin def. Joe Soto
4 - Two out of Three Falls
L. Lindsay & Frankie Hester def. P. Firpo & Rock Hunter
5 - Steel Cage - Two out ot Three Falls
Becker, Weaver & Apollo def. M. Mauler, B. Bernard & A. Nelson

​​NOVEMBER 25, 1971 (THURSDAY)

Thanksgiving Day Show
Promotion: Mid-Atlantic
Promoter: Jim Crockett Sr.
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
1 - L. Lindsay def. J. Turner
2 - Paul Jones def. Jesse James
3 - Nelson Royal def. G. Anderson
4 - Hawn & Hanson def. L. Thatcher & F. Hester
5 - Jack Brisco def. Bill Bowman
7 - Steel Cage - Special Referee Joe Louis
A. Apollo, J. Weaver & B. Kay def. M. Mauler, A. Nelson & B. Bernard

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